- the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
- crocodile tears
Generated: This phrase is used to describe a situation where someone expresses sorrow or sympathy for an unfortunate event, but is actually insincere or feels no real emotion.
tā他zài在bié ren别人de的zàng lǐ葬礼shǎng上biǎo xiàn表现de hěn得很shāng xīn伤心,shí jì shàng实际上zhǐ shì只是māo kū hào zi猫哭耗子。
He acted very sad at someone else's funeral, but in reality, it was just crocodile tears.